My new gear

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:24 pm

Might not mean much to most of you with some awesome gear but I have just finally finished setting up these 2 scopes, at the moment I am only viewing but hope to start imaging soon and I am pretty excited.

The Orion 120/600 has a JMI Event Horizon focuser a Baader Herschel Wedge and the SkyWatcher has a Moonlite focuser a Coronado SM 90 and BF15.

manu41 · Post by **manu41** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:55 pm

Hello, I ordered this mount Altaz you are satisfied with it?

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:07 am

Yes for the two light weight scopes it handles the weight pretty good, I have only had it together for a few days so really haven't given it a good workout yet, and only been able to see the sun for about 2 minutes, we have a cyclone developing up here as Ralph mentioned elsewhere and we probably won't see much of the sun for a week.

Alan

swisswalter · Post by **swisswalter** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:13 am

Hi Alan

congratulations on the new Babys. Have sun and fun

swisswalter · Post by **swisswalter** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:15 am

Hi Emmanuel

welcome to that wonderful site. Have sun, fun and post the hell out of it

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:27 am

Hi Alan

congratulations on the new Babys. Have sun and fun

Thanks Walter.

Derek Klepp · Post by **Derek Klepp** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:44 am

Ahhhh Alan so its your new gear thats responsible for the weather.Looks like a great set up. The most important thing is to be able to set up quickly especially in our wetter months.A great setup.
Cheers Derek

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:59 am

Yip Derek my fault,,,,,,oh and that pesky cyclone that is trying to form.

I have the setup at work under a cover and if a customer is interested especially if they have kids I just uncover it and wheel it out the front or back of the workshop take the caps off and it's up and running.

Alan

manu41 · Post by **manu41** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:32 am

Hi Emmanuel

welcome to that wonderful site. Have sun, fun and post the hell out of it

Thank you

Today I received my mount Altaz skywatcher.
I'm just waiting for the sun to test it.

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:23 am

More toys.

swisswalter · Post by **swisswalter** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:14 am

Hi Alan

Looks very good

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:21 am

Yeah Walter all I need now is some sun and to read the manual, we have a cyclone about to cross the coast just south of us so hopefully it should clear by Saturday.

Post by **marktownley** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:12 am

Cool stuff! maybe you could do a review of the solar auto guider when you get chance, i'm sure there are quite a few people who would be interested to see how you get on with it...

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:26 am

I appreciate the offer Mark but you may not realise you are talking to a motor mechanic and all I know is how to charge all you drivers to fix your cars, that's how I can buy this stuff.

I will ask our club president to assist me and get him to evaluate the guider.

Alan

Post by **solarchat** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:49 pm

The eye of the hurricane is aimed right at Home Hill and Rob Black's house from what I understand.

swisswalter · Post by **swisswalter** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:47 pm

Hi Stephen

stay cool. I hope no one will be hurt

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:22 pm

The eye of the hurricane is aimed right at Home Hill and Rob Black's house from what I understand.

Nothing here, crossed south of us here in Townsville and even south of Rob in Home Hill, thought we were going to get a day off work,,,,bummer looks I'll have to go to work.

Rybak · Post by **Rybak** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:48 am

Hi

Congratulations with fine setup!

Please when viewing the Sun through SM90/BF15 try to put 1.6x Barlow and extension tube in front of BF. I think the image of the Sun becomes more uniform.

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:31 am

Aleksey I don't have any barolws only a 4x TV powermate, can you recommend a good quality barlow and should it be 2" or 1.25"

Alan

Rybak · Post by **Rybak** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:56 am

Alan I use 1.25" AC555 Magni-Max 1.6x thread on Barlow lens and self made extension tube. Agenaastro sells 1.6x Antares 2" Barlow and fine Blue Fireball extension tubes.

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:50 am

Thanks mate I'll look into that.

Alan

Pedro · Post by **Pedro** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:37 pm

Great solat gear Alan:

I'm also interested in the solar auto guider review

Pedro

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:37 am

Thanks Pedro, I have given it to our Townsville Astronomy club president to have a look and use, hopefully he can do a review, if not I will give my thoughts if I ever get it back,,,,,,Ha.

Alan

Rybak · Post by **Rybak** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:15 am

Alan, excuse me, but I could misinform you. Barlow 1.6x which I used was, as it turned out, not AC555 Magni-Max, but from the set of WO binoviewer. Now I got 1.6x Magni-Max from manufacture, it looks exactly the same only the height is slightly lower but I can not focus with it. I do not understand the reason, but it is so. There is no any mark on both Barlow. Sorry.

axlefoley · Post by **axlefoley** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:49 am

Rybak wrote:Alan, excuse me, but I could misinform you. Barlow 1.6x which I used was, as it turned out, not AC555 Magni-Max, but from the set of WO binoviewer. Now I got 1.6x Magni-Max from manufacture, it looks exactly the same only the height is slightly lower but I can not focus with it. I do not understand the reason, but it is so. There is no any mark on both Barlow. Sorry.

Aleksey I have since purchased a 1.25" AC555 Magni-Max 1.6x thread on Barlow lens and 1.6x Antares 2" Barlow but I haven't been able to use them as we have had no clear days since I received them, it looks like we will have good viewing this week.

Oh I am Axlefoley now since the new solar site not axle01.

sullij1 · Post by **sullij1** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:13 pm

Great thread. Also interested in how well the autoguider works.

sullij1 · Post by **sullij1** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:18 pm

solarchat wrote:The eye of the hurricane is aimed right at Home Hill and Rob Black's house from what I understand.

I knew there was a reason for those evil lookin skies Derek posts!

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